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what Joci was feeling about this revelation.
    Jeremiah leaned down and kissed her gently on the lips. He licked her lips and when she didn ’t open her mouth to allow him access, he nipped her lips.
    “ Open up for me, Joci. Let me in.”
    She opened with an escaping sigh. Jeremiah caught that sigh in his mouth and groaned. He turned his head to fit his lips perfectly over hers, pulling her body tightly to his. His tongue dipped into her and slowly swirled around. A little mewling sound escaped Joci ’s throat, and he nearly came from the sound of it.
    Slowly, Joci slid her arms up Jeremiah ’s chest to his shoulders as she slipped her arms around his neck. Her hand automatically found its way under his hair at the nape and grabbed hold of a handful of it. She had wanted to touch his hair to tug on it, feel it run through her fingers.
    God, it was soft and felt so good in her hand. She fisted it and it tightened against his scalp. He groaned and thrust into Joci so she could feel how turned on he was. She felt his growing length as it pushed against her.
    Joci dug her other hand into his hair and held on. His hands were suddenly everywhere on her. One hand was on her breast, massaging it. He pinched her nipple through her bra. At first, it hurt and she moaned, but instantly it turned to pleasure and shot right down to her lower belly and pooled around, landing in her core.
    God, she needed relief, badly. She pulled her mouth away abruptly from Jeremiah ’s mouth, and he instantly loathed the loss of her sweet lips against his.
     
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    He looked at her, her eyes half-lidded and sexy as fuck. She was ready for him. This was the moment, the one he had thought of all day. The time when he needed to get her out of here.with him. He needed to be gentle, but firm, without scaring her.
    “Ok…God. Joci…gotta get control, or I’ll end up taking you right here with our kids just outside that door…I’ll make sure to file that away for later.” His smile widened.
    His breathing was ragged; he couldn ’t remember the last time he had felt this turned on. Even his first time wasn’t this intense. He needed to do this right. Nothing was more important than getting this moment right.
    “ You’re shaking Joci. I don’t want you driving like this. I’m going to have the boys bring your bike in the garage and keep it here tonight. You can ride home with me.”
    He had wanted to pick her up tonight and bring her with him, but when Gunnar asked her to ride with him tonight and have dinner, Jeremiah didn ’t want to stand in the way.
    Joci opened her mouth to protest but he shook his head no. “Don’t say anything. I don’t give a fuck what anyone thinks. You’re mine tonight, do you understand? From this point on. You. Are. Mine.”

Chapter 7
Getting to Know You
     
    Joci needed to tell Gunnar she was leaving with Jeremiah, so he wouldn’t worry. Jeremiah was on his phone talking to one of his guys about her bike. She was scared shitless, but also, having him tell her they were going to be together tonight was a major turn-on. She really hoped like hell she didn’t end up with her heart broken again. This would be a loss she didn’t think she would be able to recover from.
    Joci took a deep breath as she pulled her phone out of her purse. She swiped her finger across Gunnar ’s picture and tapped the dial icon.
    “ Hey, Mom, what’s up?”
    “ Gunnar, I’m going home with Jeremiah. I didn’t want you to worry. He’s having the guys bring my bike in the garage for the night.” She said with a quiver in her voice.
    “ Okay, thanks for letting me know. I’m glad you’re giving him a chance.”
    “ Okay. I’ll see you tomorrow. I love you.”
    “I love you, too, Mom. He really is a great guy.”
    She smiled, “Yes, you’ve said that…many times. Oh, please tell Sandi and Jackie so they don’t worry, okay?”
    Joci looked up to see Jeremiah watching her and her breath caught.
     
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